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• Sugar beet
  ...m the bulb of the beetroot plant, [[chard]] and fodder beet, all descended by cultivation{{Clarify|date=February 2010}} from the [[sea beet]]. ...one.<ref>[http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/index2.jsp NASS - Statistics by Subject - Crops & Plants - Field Crops - Sugarbeets]</ref> Beet sugar acco
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• Aluminum
  There is a product that allows you to repair, weld, seal holes in aluminum with a propane torc * With the proper goggles, one can oxy-acetylene weld aluminum just fine...by "professionals" even...
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• Furosemide
  ...f congestive [[heart failure]] and [[edema]]. It is most commonly marketed by [[Sanofi-Aventis]] under the brand name '''Lasix'''. It has also been use Like other loop diuretics, furosemide acts by inhibiting the [[Na-K-2Cl symporter]] in the [[thick ascending limb]] of th
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• Acetic acid
  ...mical]] feedstocks or from biological sources. Dilute acetic acid produced by natural fermentation is called [[vinegar]]. ...scribed such a procedure, and he compared the glacial acetic acid produced by this means to vinegar. The presence of water in vinegar has such a profound
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• Mercury (element)
  ...nd is mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar. Cinnabar is highly toxic by ingestion or inhalation of the dust. [[Mercury poisoning]] can also result ...with oxygen in air to form [[mercury oxide]], which then can be decomposed by further heating to higher temperatures.<ref name=patnaik>{{cite book|last =
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• Plastic bottle
  ...f raw materials as well as the combustability of the finished product, the product became obsolete.<ref name="History of Plastic"/> ...xhibits a slight yellow tint in its natural state. This tint can be hidden by the addition of color. PCR is easily processed and inexpensive. However, it
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• Raw material
  ...related raw material would include [[twig]]s and [[found object]]s as used by birds to make [[nest]]s. ...that will be worked on by labor that has already undergone some alteration by labour. In other words it does not apply to materials in their entirely unp
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• E-Leather
  ==Product== ...e materials, which are combined with recovered natural leather fibres. The product is finished to add colour, grain and texture and other specific performance
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• Polypropylene
  ...also known as '''polypropene''', is a [[thermoplastic]] [[polymer]], made by the [[chemical industry]] and used in a wide variety of applications, inclu ...lting of polypropylene occurs as a range, so a melting point is determined by finding the highest temperature of a [[differential scanning calorimetry]]
  25 KB (3,657 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Thermoplastic elastomer
  ...tics are in contrast relatively easy to use in manufacturing, for example, by [[injection molding]]. Thermoplastic elastomers show both advantages typica ...r TPV), thermoplastic [[polyurethane]]s [http://www.shinpoly.co.jp/english/product/automotive/index.html EXELAST EC] (Shin-Etsu), thermoplastic copolyester an
  11 KB (1,609 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...[terephthalic acid]] and [[ethylene glycol]] with water as a byproduct, or by [[transesterification]] reaction between [[ethylene glycol]] and [[dimethyl ...mmonly recycled, and has the number "1" as its [[Resin identification code|recycling symbol]].
  43 KB (6,272 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Polymer
  ...molecule]]) composed of repeating [[structural unit]]s typically connected by [[covalent]] [[chemical bond]]s. While ''polymer'' in popular usage suggest ...ting units of [[polysaccharide]]s (e.g. [[cellulose]]) are joined together by [[glycosidic bond]]s via oxygen atoms.
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• Polyethylene
  ...Provisional Recommendations on the ''Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry''] by H. A. Favre and W. H. Powell, ''circa'' 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.acdlabs The name is abbreviated to '''PE''' in a manner similar to that by which other polymers like [[polypropylene]] and [[polystyrene]] are shorten
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• Radioactive scrap metal
  ...p metal''' is the situation when [[radioactive]] material enters the metal recycling process and contaminates [[scrap metal]]. ...he radioactive waste store for safekeeping, which was subsequently entered by the men who were intent on stealing scrap metal.
  12 KB (1,945 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
• Building insulation materials
  The materials are used to reduce heat transfer by [[Heat conduction|conduction]], [[Radiant energy|radiation]] or [[convectio ...its composition (material), by its form (structural or non-structural), or by its functional mode (conductive, radiative, convective). Non-structural for
  49 KB (7,250 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Polystyrene
  ...iquid [[hydrocarbon]] that is commercially manufactured from [[petroleum]] by the [[chemical industry]]. Polystyrene is one of the most widely used kinds ...can be recycled, and has the number "6" as its [[resin identification code|recycling symbol]]. Polystyrene takes a very long time to [[biodegrade]]<ref>{{Cite j
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• Construction aggregate
  ...ting of specifications for various construction aggregate products, which, by their individual design, are suitable for specific construction purposes. ..., and stone; use of waste slag from the manufacture of iron and steel; and recycling of concrete, which is itself chiefly manufactured from mineral aggregates.
  14 KB (1,945 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
• Technical textile
  A '''Technical textile''' is a [[textile]] product manufactured for non-[[aesthetic]] purposes, where function is the primary ...many categories, depending on their end use. The classification developed by Techtextil, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH is widely used in Europe, North
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• Textile
  ...| format = pdf | accessdate = August 6, 2006}}</ref> Textiles are formed by [[weaving]], [[knitting]], [[crochet]]ing, [[Macramé|knotting]], or pressi ...e speed and scale of production has been altered almost beyond recognition by industrialization and the introduction of modern manufacturing techniques.
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• Textile recycling
  {{Recycling}} '''Textile recycling''' is the method of reusing or reprocessing used clothing, fibrous material
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